diff --git a/deploy/hermes-postcheck.sh b/deploy/hermes-postcheck.sh
index a112aaf..43454ee 100644
--- a/deploy/hermes-postcheck.sh
+++ b/deploy/hermes-postcheck.sh
@@ -68,12 +68,20 @@ else
   echo "SKIP · Tool-Smoke (kein API_SERVER_KEY in $HERMES/.env gefunden)"
 fi
 
-# --- Voice-Smoke: Lucys Sprech-Pfad antwortet zügig (first byte des SSE-Streams). ---
-if curl -sf -m 30 -N -X POST "$MC_URL/api/voice/chat" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-     -d '{"text":"Sag nur ok.","session_id":"postcheck-voice-smoke"}' 2>/dev/null | head -c 50 | grep -q "data:"; then
-  echo "PASS · Voice-Smoke (Lucys /api/voice/chat streamt)"
+# --- Voice-Smoke: Lucys Sprech-Pfad streamt. Mit Retry: direkt nach dem Gateway-Neustart ---
+# --- zahlt der erste Turn den Session-Kaltstart (Prefill) — ein Versuch wäre ein Fehlalarm. ---
+voice_ok=0
+for try in 1 2 3; do
+  if curl -sf -m 45 -N -X POST "$MC_URL/api/voice/chat" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+       -d '{"text":"Sag nur ok.","session_id":"postcheck-voice-smoke"}' 2>/dev/null | head -c 50 | grep -q "data:"; then
+    voice_ok=1; break
+  fi
+  sleep 8
+done
+if [ "$voice_ok" -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "PASS · Voice-Smoke (Lucys /api/voice/chat streamt, Versuch $try)"
 else
-  echo "FAIL · Voice-Smoke: /api/voice/chat streamt nicht"; fail=1
+  echo "FAIL · Voice-Smoke: /api/voice/chat streamt nicht (3 Versuche)"; fail=1
 fi
 
 if [ "$fail" -eq 0 ]; then